Heritability of Overconfidence

Empirical evidence suggests that people on average overestimate their own ability in a variety of circumstances. Little is known, however, about the origins of such overconfidence. To shed some light on this issue, we use the classic twin design to estimate the genetic and environmental contribution...

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Main Authors: Cesarini, David Alexander, Johannesson, Magnus, Lichtenstein, Paul, Wallance, Bjorn
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57709